this post was submitted on 03 Mar 2026
380 points (98.7% liked)

science

26096 readers
799 users here now

A community to post scientific articles, news, and civil discussion.

dart board;; science bs

rule #1: be kind

founded 2 years ago
MODERATORS
 

“The destruction that Kennedy has wrought in one year might take generations to repair, and there is little hope for US health and science while he remains at the helm,” the journal’s editorial board wrote in its latest issue.

top 50 comments
sorted by: hot top controversial new old
[–] supersquirrel@sopuli.xyz 56 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) (3 children)

The amount of people who RFK has already murdered is intense but looking back RFK will be seen as one of the key figures of the final, utter collapse of the social safety net in the US. He is going to be responsible for tens of thousands of deaths if not hundreds of thousands. This is not hyperbole.

Hey but whatever, glad centrists shut down any prospect of progressive change in healthcare, I am sure we will just be able to move back to a moderate position after all this blows over and everything will work out!

[–] UnspecificGravity@piefed.social 16 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

The CDC flip-flop masking during COVID probably killed thousands of people all by itself. RFK has actively undermined the credibility of federal health resources to a point where rational intelligent people are rightly ignoring them. It will absolutely kill millions over the years it takes to recover (assuming that we even start recovering).

[–] acosmichippo@lemmy.world 12 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Covid was a novel virus they were mostly doing their best wrt public policy. It’s not at all comparable to what’s going on now, reversing decades of proven science progress.

[–] UnspecificGravity@piefed.social -1 points 3 weeks ago

Yes, that is the observation that I am making.

[–] BarneyPiccolo@lemmy.today 2 points 3 weeks ago

His legacy will be the American Memgele.

load more comments (1 replies)
[–] randomdeadguy@lemmy.world 24 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

That's right, boo! Boo this man!

[–] Lemmyoutofhere@lemmy.ca 13 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

This one time, hoping for the viruses to win.

[–] zout@fedia.io 7 points 3 weeks ago

These guys have the best health care available to them, and they will take it regardless of what they're saying.

[–] SeeMarkFly@lemmy.ml 22 points 3 weeks ago (7 children)

Doctors I trust more than Doctor Oz, Doctor Phil, or RFK Jr.

Doc Brown

Doc Gooden

Doc Holiday

Doc Hollywood

Doc Johnson

Doc McStuffins

Doctor Bombay

Doctor Bronner

Doctor Claw

Doctor Demento

Doctor Detroit

Doctor Dirty

Doctor Dolittle

Doctor Doofenshmirtz aka Dr. D or just “Doof”

Doctor Doom

Doctor Evil

Doctor Feelgood

Doctor Frankenstein

Doctor Girlfriend

Doctor Hannibal Lecter

Doctor Horrible

Doctor Gregory House

Doctor Jekyll

Doctor Kevorkian

Doctor Kildare

Doctor Leonard H. "Bones" McCoy

Doctor Martens

Doctor Moreau

Doctor Nick

Doctor Otto Octavius

Doctor Pepper

Doctor Scholl's

Doctor Orin Scrivello

Doctor Seuss

Doctor Spaceman

Doctor Spock

Doctor Strange

Doctor Strangelove

Doctor Who

Doctor Zaius

Doctor Zhivago

Doctor Zoidberg

Dr. Dre

Dr. Enuf

Dr. J (Julius Erving)

Dr. Octogonapus (DOCTOROCTAGONAPUSBLURRR)

Dr. Tedros

Dr. Tran

Rug Doctor

Spin Doctors

The Doctor (Star Trek: Voyager)

Even Nurse Ratchet

[–] AlanWake2112@lemmy.world 11 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Every single time I thought “Oh what about Doctor.. oh it’s there!” Excellent list and plus a billion for Dr Tran alone.

[–] SeeMarkFly@lemmy.ml 4 points 3 weeks ago (4 children)

THANKS! I do have some that have not been added YET.

CPT "Trapper" John Francis Xavier McIntyre

CPT Benjamin Franklin "Hawkeye" Pierce

Doctor Amy Farrah Fowler

Doctor Dick Solomon

Doctor Douglas "Doogie" Howser

Doctor Drake Ramoray ("Days of Our Lives")

Doctor Frasier Winslow Crane

Doctor Galen "Doc" Adams

Doctor Heathcliff "Cliff" Huxtable

Doctor John Becker

Doctor John Francis Xavier 'Trapper' McIntyre

Doctor Johnny Fever

Doctor Mantis Toboggan

Doctor Kelso?

Doctor Marcus Welby

Doctor Michaela "Mike" Quinn

Doctor Mrs. The Monarch

Doctor Nick?

Doctor No?

Doctor Princess?

Doctor R. Quincy

Doctor Simi

Doctor Teeth

Doctor Theopolis

Doctor Watson

Doctor Zachary Smith

Doctor Beverly Crusher

Doctor Frasier Crane

Doctor Hubert J. Farnsworth

Doctor John "J.D." Dorian

Doctor Niles Crane

Doctor Richard Kimble

Leonard Leakey Hofstadter Ph.D.

Mary Margaret Albright

Sheldon Lee Cooper B.S., M.S., M.A., Ph.D., Sc.D.

Doc(k) Ellis pitched a no-hitter on acid 

Dr. Hook

Dr. Julius Hibbert 

[–] Lemmyoutofhere@lemmy.ca 6 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Kelsey Grammer is a trump dick sucking chud. Fuck that POS.

[–] SeeMarkFly@lemmy.ml 2 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

That's why I do a bit of homework on each name before I add it.

I have gotten some flak from Dr. Tran.

[–] Thassodar@sh.itjust.works 2 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

There's a controversy for Dr. Tran? Cultural appropriation or something? I'm asking genuinely, I've never heard of an issue.

[–] SeeMarkFly@lemmy.ml 3 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) (1 children)

Basically, you can't please everyone.

Some people don't like him, not enough to take him off the list.

It could have just been Russian bots on Reddit. Russia doesn't like me.

[–] BarneyPiccolo@lemmy.today 2 points 3 weeks ago

Russia doesn't like me.

Then you're living your life right.

[–] Bassman1805@lemmy.world 2 points 3 weeks ago

Dr Hook and any member of the medical show.

[–] fulcrummed@lemmy.world 1 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) (1 children)

Doc McStuffins

Doctor Temperance “Bones” Brennan

Doctor Pimple Popper

[–] SeeMarkFly@lemmy.ml 3 points 3 weeks ago

Doctor Pimple Popper

How did I forget Doctor Pimple Popper? THANKS!

[–] SlippiHUD@lemmy.world 1 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Hey Neil Patrick Harris is on this list twice.

[–] SeeMarkFly@lemmy.ml 2 points 3 weeks ago

Neil Patrick Harris

He's got range.

[–] johnny_deadeyes@slrpnk.net 3 points 3 weeks ago

Dr. Worm?

He's not a real doctor. but he is a real worm. He is an actual worm.

[–] sober_monk@lemmy.world 2 points 3 weeks ago
[–] cybervseas@lemmy.world 1 points 3 weeks ago

Both Nurse Ratchet and her inspo Nurse Ratched

[–] Rubanski@discuss.tchncs.de 1 points 3 weeks ago

Oo-ee-oo-ah-ah, ting-tang, walla-walla-bing-bang

[–] BarneyPiccolo@lemmy.today 1 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

I added a few of those to the original list! I'm so proud!

I was particularly pleased with The Doctor from ST:V.

[–] SaveTheTuaHawk@lemmy.ca 1 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Valentino Rossi, aka The Doctor.

[–] SeeMarkFly@lemmy.ml 1 points 3 weeks ago

I already have one The Doctor (Star Trek: Voyager).

[–] BranBucket@lemmy.world 16 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Pretty sure anyone who took AP Bio in highschool could have made a solid case for this, but kudos to the Lancet for putting it in print.

[–] TrickDacy@lemmy.world 5 points 3 weeks ago

Most people who made it to fifth grade could see how pathetically unscientific and idiotic this fuck is

[–] blattrules@lemmy.world 10 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Oh, the guy who has no formal training in health or science is bad at his job that requires knowledge of those?

[–] gramie@lemmy.ca 3 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Formal training in health and science would be good, but even more important is to listen to the experts who are world leaders in those things.

[–] blattrules@lemmy.world 1 points 3 weeks ago

Agreed, he lacks that skill too.

[–] nothingcorporate@lemmy.today 9 points 3 weeks ago

His goal was to get a bunch of idiots to not vaccinate their kids, so... Success

[–] scarabic@lemmy.world 7 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

I can’t wait to hear Trump try to insult and smear a publication he’s never even heard of. That will actually probably be his angle. “The Lancet? Who’s even heard of them. Their ratings are terrible.”

[–] SGGeorwell@lemmy.world 6 points 3 weeks ago

His hubris is the only interesting thing about him.

[–] ceenote@lemmy.world 5 points 3 weeks ago

Of all the people I know, the ones who are doctors hate RFK Jr. most passionately.

[–] ZILtoid1991@lemmy.world 3 points 3 weeks ago

It should be called as "running amok" instead...

[–] SaveTheTuaHawk@lemmy.ca 2 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) (1 children)

The Lancet also published the Wakefield paper and refused to retract it for 12 years. Not the best journal to be throwing bricks.

[–] T156@lemmy.world 5 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) (1 children)

At the same time, an entire decade has passed since then. The hope would be that they became better in the intervening time.

Edit: After looking them up, apparently not so much. One of their more recent controversies was in 2022, where they published unsubstantiated misinformation around COVID, suggesting it came from an independent US-funded lab.

[–] SaveTheTuaHawk@lemmy.ca 3 points 3 weeks ago

The Lancet is a fucking joke. Editors are typical of cronies the MD community loves to build up. Most of their manuscripts have lists of "authors" who never even read the paper.

The Lancet also published a glowing review of one of Mehmet Oz's books.

MDs went insane during Covid, some claiming extraterrestrial origins.

[–] Eat_Your_Paisley@lemmy.world 0 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

American scientists we stopped listening to you after social media became a thing.

[–] SaveTheTuaHawk@lemmy.ca 2 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

And people started listening to MDs far too much. MDs are 36 month practical degrees, they are not scientists even though they act like they are.

A typical NIH funded scientist has a Bachelor's degree BS, a PhD taking 5-6 years, 5 years + post doctoral experience, the 5 years appointment before review to Associate. If they don't have at least 30 good peer reviewed papers, their career is over.

And they don't need to walk around with stethoscopes and scrubs to cosplay authority.

[–] xep@discuss.online 1 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

The entire profession is also captured by the pharmaceutical industry. MDs are trained to prescribe medicine. Which has its uses and I'm sure they mean well, don't get me wrong, but it's also very inadequate in addressing the root cause of many diseases.

[–] Gullible@sh.itjust.works 0 points 3 weeks ago (5 children)

I’ve been expecting these newsisms to die for like 10 years now. It’s begun to infect my own speech. Blast, slam, it feels like I’m reading headlines written for attention addled children. RFK is definitely going to kill millions, but all I can think about is this ridiculous verbiage.

[–] supersquirrel@sopuli.xyz 4 points 3 weeks ago

These kinds of headlines don't attract nor satisfy ADHD people any better than normal people, it is just lazy headline writing.

load more comments (4 replies)